‘The Wiz’ Will Air Live on NBC and Return to Broadway

March 30, 2015 9:25 PM

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“The Wiz” will ease on down Broadway once again, but this time it will make a stop on NBC for a live broadcast.

The musical — which originally opened on the stage in the mid-1970s and went on to be adapted into the 1978 film starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson — will air live on NBC on Dec. 3, the network announced Monday. Then, the show, whose creative team will feature Harvey Fierstein (“Kinky Boots,” “...